ocean currents Stranded 63-year-old swimmer treads water for over 5 hours before fishermen spot and rescue him Carla Sinclair

Delightful Creatures Gray whales made a comeback, and now the food is disappearing Jason Weisberger

Science Drone footage reveals "Tornado Rip" vortex invisible from the shore Popkin

Science 5-inch hail from supercell thunderstorm devastates Illinois Popkin

Science Physicists calculate exactly how long it takes to completely drain a bottle of olive oil Ellsworth Toohey

Science Lightning strike survivors describe what 100 million volts feels like Ellsworth Toohey

animals The adorable reason sea otters hold hands while they sleep Popkin

Hot water can freeze faster than cold water, and no one fully understands why Ellsworth Toohey

Technology A coyote swam to Alcatraz for the first time ever documented Ellsworth Toohey

Science Antarctica's oldest iceberg is turning blue and about to disintegrate Ellsworth Toohey

travel These leaning buildings outdo Pisa's famous tilt Popkin

Nature Mysterious rotating island spins like a giant eye in Argentina's delta Popkin

no snorting matter Nothing to sniff at: "Large amounts" of cocaine hit Texas beaches after smuggling goes awry Carla Sinclair

Science Here's a plan to detonate the world's largest H-bomb to end global warming — what could go wrong? Ellsworth Toohey

strong currents Teen clings to capsized kayak for 12 hours in Hawaii ocean before off-duty lifeguard spots him Carla Sinclair

Science Mysterious and spooky sounds of the forest may be coming from the sky not the trees Allan Rose Hill

video Animation shows how rip currents can pull you out to sea Popkin

fbi Native American activist, dubiously convicted in murder of FBI agents, gets first parole hearing in 15 years Natalie Dressed

cars Millions of recalled Hyundai and Kia cars still on the road. It's the "spontaneous fires" problem, not the "easy to steal" problem Rob Beschizza

cinema World's smallest movie theater runs on solar power Popkin